What Does Deregulation Beget?

The fact that a conservative approach to Wall Street — down with regulations! down with oversight! — has led to America's financial mess appears to be sinking in. But don't forget that deregulation has screwed up much more than Wall Street. The conservative hands-off approach has neutered nearly every science-based agency in the federal government these last eight years. That's the point of Chris Mooney's "Return of the Geeks." Check it out. No surprise, Bush Administration hacks prioritized deregulation of industry over science and oversight, to disastrous results.